Indian festival of colours

women with their faces covered hold bamboo sticks in a re-enactment of a local tradition of "Lathmar Holi", also known as the festival of colours, celebrated at Barsana in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. (REUTERS)
School students smear each other with colors as they celebrate Holi, the Indian festival of colors, in Allahabad, India. (AP)
Children celebrate Holi, also known as the festival of colours, inside a school in the eastern Indian city of Siliguri. The tradition of Holi heralds the beginning of spring and will be celebrated all over India on March 1. (REUTERS)
People play with colour during Holi celebrations at the Bankey Bihari Temple in Vrindavan, India. (REUTERS)
A tourist smeared with colors shoots photographs of children celebrating "Holi," the Indian festival of colors, in Calcutta. (AP)
An Indian woman smeared with colors smiles as she celebrates "Holi," the Indian festival of colors, in Calcutta, India. The festival also marks the coming of spring. (AP)
Young boys playing Holi, known as Kanhas, throw colour over devotees during Holi celebrations in Vrindavan, India. (GETTY IMAGES)
A woman daubed in colours smiles as she celebrates Holi, also known as the festival of colours, at a slum in the eastern Indian city of Siliguri. This tradition heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. (REUTERS)